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The Dallas Cowboys have been awfully conspicuous with their silence in free agency. The only additions they’ve made on that front have been signing Ezekiel Elliott and Eric Kendricks. But they made up for it during the 2024 NFL Draft. Dallas has lost a lot of big-time contributors in the offseason, including Tyron Smith and […]

The Washington Commanders were set up to exit the 2024 NFL Draft with an absolute haul. That’s exactly what they did. Not only did they have the second overall pick, which they used on LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels but they didn’t stop there. The Commanders would up with three second-round picks and two thirds to […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have had a very busy offseason. They have overhauled just about every facet of their franchise save for quarterback Justin Herbert. Brandon Staley and Tom Telesco were shown the door and were ultimately replaced with Jim Harbaugh and Joe Hortiz. Those two have made a flurry of moves since taking over. […]

The New Orleans Saints were right in the thick of things for the NFC South crown. Unfortunately, a late loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers derailed any hope for that. The Saints missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season after qualifying the previous four years. The good news for New Orleans, however, is that […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. However, that doesn’t mean that they didn’t have holes to fill during the 2024 NFL Draft. The Chiefs had questions about their wide receiver corps and offensive line throughout last season. They were still able to win the Lombardi trophy despite those concerns, but […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars were one of the NFL’s biggest disappointments a year ago. After starting the season 8-4, they seemed to be in cruise control towards an AFC South crown. But a 1-4 finish derailed all of that and they ended up missing the playoffs entirely. The Jaguars had to shake things up during the […]

The Houston Texans were one of the best stories in the NFL last season. They turned a disastrous 3-13-1 team from 2022 into a division champion and a playoff win in just one season. Houston did so thanks to a robust 2023 draft class. CJ Stroud and Will Anderson Jr. won Rookie of the Year […]

The Miami Dolphins have not been accustomed to busy draft weekends. Miami had made eight total selections over the previous two drafts combined. They didn’t have a single first-round choice in either 2022 or 2023. That changed this year, however. Miami didn’t have a third-round pick as a result of their trade for Jalen Ramsey, […]

Big names continue to populate the transfer portal in college basketball. The latest of which to venture into those waters is Illinois’ Coleman Hawkins. Fresh off an Elite Eight run with the Fighting Illini, Hawkins declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. In doing so, he also entered the transfer portal should he return to college […]

The Carolina Panthers had their work cut out for them entering the 2024 offseason. They’re coming off a 2-15 season and didn’t have a first-round pick to work with. But the Panthers have been very active in the offseason and that continued during the 2024 NFL Draft. After adding players like Robert Hunt, Diontae Johnson, […]

The New York Jets’ resources were a bit limited during the 2024 NFL Draft. This was the second consecutive year they were down a second-round pick thanks to the trade they made to acquire Aaron Rodgers in 2023. However, the Jets were able to come out of this draft with plenty of help for their […]

The Green Bay Packers had the youngest roster in the NFL a year ago. They were turning the page from the Aaron Rodgers era and shifted to building around Jordan Love. That didn’t stop them from not only making the playoffs, but winning a game and pushing the San Francisco 49ers to the limit. Green […]

No team or executive shines brighter at the NFL Draft than Howie Roseman and the Philadelphia Eagles. Roseman is never bashful to make deals on draft day and the 2024 draft was no exception. The Eagles made *eight* trades over the weekend. Those trades netted Philadelphia a bunch of quality players like Cooper DeJean, Jalyx […]

The Washington Commanders got their rebuild off to a great start on Thursday night. With their first-round pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, they selected LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels. The most important position in the sport is the quarterback and the Commanders drafted someone they hope can man that position for years to come. But […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have a lot of work to do in the 2024 NFL Draft. They began the weekend on a strong note by selecting Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt with the fifth overall pick. The trenches were an issue last season for the Chargers’ offense. They ranked 18th in pass block win […]

A lot of big names have found their way in the college basketball transfer portal within the last month, and a new one just ventured into those waters the last couple of days in AJ Hoggard. The former Michigan State basketball player has enjoyed plenty of success in East Lansing over the last four seasons. […]

Not many teams had a more fruitful first round of the 2024 NFL Draft than the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona finally found themselves their new No. 1 receiver in Marvin Harrison Jr. Not only was Harrison Jr. the best receiver in this class but he’s been billed as the best receiver prospect to come out in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were expected to fall to the bottom of the league’s standings after trading Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. Unsurprisingly, that’s where they wound up. They ended the year tied with the Charlotte Hornets for the third-worst record in the NBA. But, for their troubles, they have the fourth-best odds at […]

The Portland Trail Blazers ended the season in the fourth slot of the 2024 NBA Draft lottery, but that isn’t their only bite of the apple. They also have another first-rounder via the Golden State Warriors, a pick that changed hands a few times last summer before ultimately winding up in Rip City after the […]

The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft begins Thursday! As exciting as tonight is for fans of the league and teams drafting at the top of the draft, it won’t be very fun for every team in the NFL. One team that sentiment especially applies to is the Carolina Panthers. Though they finished with […]

This was supposed to be a season of progress for the Detroit Pistons. Cade Cunningham returned after playing just 12 games last year and put up career-highs nearly across the board. Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey flashed in their first two seasons in the league. Detroit added Ausar Thompson to its young core and hired […]

Once the Washington Wizards traded their home-grown star Bradley Beal in the offseason, the world knew they were going to struggle this season. That was a franchise-resetting move. Many projected them to be quite bad, but maybe not *this* bad. Washington ended the season with the second-worst record (15-67) and point differential (-9.3) in the […]

The Utah Jazz are a franchise on the rise. With an All-Star already on their roster in Lauri Markkanen and a young core of players who have shown flashes of brilliance around him, such as Keyonte George, Taylor Hendricks, and Walker Kessler, it’s clear that things are trending upward for the Jazz, even as they […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are currently up 1-0 in their first-round NBA playoffs series against the New Orleans Pelicans. They also have a lottery pick waiting for them in June. The Thunder have the 12th-best odds in the upcoming NBA Draft lottery courtesy of a previous trade with the Houston Rockets. That pick was acquired […]

The bad news for the Washington Wizards is that they were beyond dreadful in the 2023-24 regular season. They finished with the second-fewest wins, posting a record of 15-67, as was their -9.3 point differential. The Wizards had the fourth-worst net rating in the league too at -8.7. This was all to be expected after […]

The spring transfer window has officially opened in college football. With it, more movement has commenced. Players may be finding themselves in more reserve roles than they may have imagined and want to find more playing time elsewhere. One of those players may be Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill. Hill started ten games for the Hawkeyes […]

The Washington Huskies’ 2023 season is what dreams are made of. Going undefeated with a chance to compete for a national title is what every fanbase yearns for. The Huskies had a plethora of stars who all made big plays and stepped up in big games to help them get that far. The destination may […]

The Orlando Magic have been one of the best stories in the NBA this season. After toiling in the middle to bottom of the NBA ever since trading Dwight Howard back in 2012, the Magic have a bright and exciting young core. That core has begun winning games seemingly way ahead of schedule. Orlando entered […]

The Sacramento Kings are building in the right direction. Although they failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2024, they still managed to win 46 games during the regular season. The year prior, Sacramento won 48 games. The Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Los Angeles Clippers are the only teams to win […]

Just about any other season, 46 wins would be good enough to not only make the NBA playoffs but to avoid the NBA Play-In Tournament altogether. The Sacramento Kings won 48 games last year, which earned them the third seed in the Western Conference. Forty-six wins in the previous campaign would’ve put them in the […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ 2023-24 season is officially in the books. They gave way to the Chicago Bulls in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament and lost 131-116. It was a very disappointing season for the Hawks after they pushed the Boston Celtics to six games in the playoffs last year. But now […]

The Toronto Raptors’ topsy-turvy 2023-24 season is behind them. The Raptors gave the Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby trio one more chance to prove it is a core worth building around. Toronto started the season 15-25 through their first 40 games before opting to pull the plug. The Raptors dished Siakam and Anunoby […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ 2023-24 season came to a conclusion on Wednesday. The Chicago Bulls eliminated them from the NBA postseason with a 131-116 drubbing in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. That left the Hawks with an assortment of questions they will have to answer in the offseason. The most pressing would […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ season is over. The Chicago Bulls handed them a 131-116 loss on Wednesday in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. As a result, plenty of questions will ensue regarding the future of the Hawks’ franchise. In particular, whether or not they elect to trade one of Trae Young or […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been escorted out of postseason after a thrashing by the Chicago Bulls. Atlanta fell in the 9-10 portion of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament by a final score of 131-116.  That result is going to leave a lot of questions the Hawks will have to answer in the offseason. The most […]

There was no team with more offseason hope and expectations heading into last season than the New York Jets. Pairing Aaron Rodgers with one of the league’s best defenses and two budding offensive stars in Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson should’ve had the Jets contending for the postseason. But Rodgers only played four snaps before […]

Kalen DeBoer hasn’t had a ton of time to build Alabama’s roster according to his liking. Once he took over for the legendary Nick Saban, he’s had to adjust to his new digs and do his best to retain many of Alabama football’s current players. DeBoer has the opportunity to get busy with the spring […]

The Golden State Warriors tried as hard as they could to get out of the play-in. One would think that 46 wins and a blistering 23-11 finish to the season would’ve been enough to avoid the fate. Or, at the very least, get into the top half of the play-in tournament and have two tries […]

All the New Orleans Pelicans had to do over the last three days was beat the Los Angeles Lakers once in two tries to establish themselves in the playoff field. A win on Sunday would’ve earned them the sixth seed.  Had they beaten the Lakers on Tuesday, they’d be matched up with the Denver Nuggets […]